N/A
N=269
A Simplified Patient-Centered Educational Tool for Improved Hearing-Aid Outcomes
Hearing Loss
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01940705 ↗Enrolled (actual)
269
Serious AEs
0.4%
Results posted
Feb 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Hearing Aid Skills and Knowledge Test — 65.4; 68.3; 66.2; 74.6 percentage of correct responses — p=0.001
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Hearing-Aid Informational Guide (Other); Hearing-Aid DVD (Other); Teach-back Technique (Behavioral); Standard of Care (Other)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 50+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Primary completion
- Sep 2016
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Hearing Aid Skills and Knowledge Test |
65.4; 68.3; 66.2; 74.6; 77.3; 80.3 | 0.001 sig |
| SECONDARY The Measure of Audiologic Rehabilitation Self-Efficacy for Hearing Aids |
77.1; 78.4; 80.1; 80.9 | 0.414 |
| SECONDARY International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids. |
29.3; 29.7; 29.7; 30.0 | 0.847 |
Summary
Hearing loss is the second most prevalent service-connected disability among Veterans. Hearing aids are the most common technological intervention for hearing loss. The VA, therefore, spends a considerable amount of money on them. Despite these expenditures, there are some Veterans who do not use their hearing aids successfully. Research has demonstrated that this inconsistent use may be related to a patient's inability to effectively take care of, and use, hearing aids. The proposed investigation will compare the effectiveness of three different tools for enhancing the educational efforts (hearing-aid orientation) typically provided by clinical audiologists when dispensing hearing aids. Each of these educational tools were developed using established methods for improving patient-provider communication. The investigators hypothesize that the use of these tools will result in better hearing-aid outcomes for Veteran patients than using the current standard-of-care procedures.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
Participants will be Veterans who are receiving hearing aids from the Audiology Clinic at the VA Portland Health Care System and who have had no prior experience using hearing aids. To be included in the study, participants will:
- Be approved and have plans to get bilateral hearing aid fitting at the VA Portland Health Care System .
- Be able to read and converse in English.
Exclusion Criteria
- Be younger than 50 years or older than 89 years of age.
- Have a documented diagnosis of neurological, cognitive, visual, or other mental disorder, such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, current alcohol or substance abuse, as determined by chart review that would interfere with study completion.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01940705). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.